Candace H. Johnson Union soldiers fight the Confederates in the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Dave Gordy, of Ottumwa, Iowa with the 8th Texas Calvary Company G gets ready to shoot in the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Max Daniels, of Wheaton, as President Abraham Lincoln, talks with Bev and John McKeown, of Island Lake and their daughters, Sarah,16, and Katie, 13, during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Union soldiers from Illinois stay together as they fight the Confederates in the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Max Daniels,of Wheaton, as President Abraham Lincoln, gives a post-battle address to the crowd after the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Greg Bochniak, of Pell Lake, Wis. plays his bugle after the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Confederate soldiers, Joe Powell, 19, of Forest View and Kevin Wright, of Peotone, watch Mike Howell, of Arlington Heights pet Powell's horse, Jack, after the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Mike Arendt, of Montgomery, as Brig. Gen. William Pendleton, answers questions from the audience during the Generals' News Conference after the Battle of Big Bethel during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Candace H. Johnson Dan Chroninger, of Readstown, Wis. with the 9th Virginia Calvary Company B talks with Robert Olson, of Waukegan about fuses for the cannons during Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
